Altered Quote Art T-shirt DIY

I love adding an altered touch to my clothing, so making this inspirational shirt was a fun afternoon project for me!  I liked playing with brushstrokes and textures to get my own custom look. Here's how you can make your own inspirational quote tee!

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DIY Tribal Print Tee

Hi! I'm Lauren, I do freelance designer for iLoveToCreate.  I was recently challenged by the iLoveToCreate design team to come up with a cool, altered t-shirt that started from a basic store-bought t-shirt!  I LOVE a challenge, so I whipped out my scissors, men's t-shirt, and my Tulip Fabric Markers and went to town making this cute tribal t-shirt that looks like I got at Forever21!  I LOVE being able to  DIY the hottest looks and fashions and I'm super excited about the outcome. Here's how you can get the look!!

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Trompe L'Oeil Necklace T-Shirt DIY

 This Trompe L’Oeil Necklace T-Shirt DIY is a fun way to add a simple pattern to a basic t-shirt. Inspired by the black drawn necklaces on t-shirts by Yves Saint Laurent, this is not only a fun DIY to make it’s also a lot cheaper! 

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Holographic Dyed Tank (Made from a White T-shirt!)

What happens when you need a black T-shirt, but can't find one? You dye a white shirt! That's what I did and then I added some shiny squares for the wow factor! Here's how you can you can make one too!

What you need:

– White cotton T-shirt.

– Tulip® Fashion Glitter® Shimmer Transfer Sheets.

– Tulip® Liquid Dye™

– Scissors.

– Chalk

Here's a video tutorial I made!

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Altered Chevron No-Sew T-shirt

Here's a cool shirt perfect for a summer picnic or evening out!  And it's entirely no-sew and so easy to make. Here's how you do it!

What you need:

– T-shirt (this shirts ia a Men's Large Hanes)

– Scissors

– Tape

– Tulip Soft Fabric Paint in Gold

– Tulip Sponge Pouncer

Lay your shirt out and mark a diagonal line from under the arm to the top of the opposite shoulder.

Cut on the line.

Cut the shirt on the shoulder down about 12 inches.

Cut open and tie a bow from the fabric left of the cut.

Now cut off the top of the sleeve.

Cut two lines on the sleeve.

Cut them open.

Tie Them.

Take your paint and put it on a paper plate.

Tape off your shirt in a chevron pattern.

Put a piece of cardboard between your shirt.
 
Paint your shirt with the pouncer

Let dry about 3 hours, then remove the tape.

Here's  how the bows look on the side.

When you wash this shirt, wash in cold and hang dry.

A fun, summer, no-sew t-shirt.

Have a wonderful Monday.

Lots of love,

Anne

See more of my tutorials at my Wobisobi blog!

DIY "You Complete Me" Heart T-shirts!

The best thing to make for your best pal on Valentine's day? The sweetest thing for your sweetie? I call it the "You Complete Me" Tee. Part friendship charm necklace, part Pinterest inspiration (these gloves!), each T-shirt in this pair appears, at first look, to be decorated with an abstract design when it's without its match. When the two shirts are reunited, however, they form a heart. Awww...

Materials:

-2 plain T-shirts (preferably light in color)
-scissors
-empty file folder (or other large
piece of card stock)
-marker
-Tulip Fabric Spray Paint (in red!)
-plenty of newsprint to protect your work surface

Make It:

1. Lay the folder flat and use the marker to draw half of a heart along one of the long edges. (Note: I had to make an adjustment later on to accomodate the dimensionality of the human body--so don't be afraid to make a particularly bulbous heart in order for it to "read" when the shirts are side by side.)

2. Cut out the half-heart template and line it up along the side of the torso of one of the shirts (under the sleeve). Mask the rest of the T-shirt (and use newsprint to protect your work surface), and spray paint the half-heart.

3. Carefully remove the stencil from the T-shirt, let it dry, and then flip the template to paint the other side of the heart on the other T-shirt. Then, when both the T-shirts and the stencil have dried, repeat the process to complete each heart on the back of the shirt. (And don't worry if the paint seeps under the stencil a bit -- like relationships, it might get a bit messy at times!)

4. Let it dry completely, wear it, and go find your best bud. (And don't forget to make sure you stand on the correct side--and bend your knees or stand on your tiptoes, if necessary!)

Thanks to my friends Michael and Helen (who thematically appropriately identify as members of Camp Friendship Basketball League!) for modeling! 

 

10 Quick & Easy T-shirt Halloween Costume Ideas!

Following up last year's popular list of 10 Quick & Easy T-shirt Halloween Costumes, here is another collection of ten DIY costumes on the fly. From the cinematic to the everyday, from the historical to the commercial, from the sweet to the oh-so-punny (scroll down to #10).... But let's start with a classic.
 
JACK-O-LANTERN T-SHIRT COSTUME

Materials:
-Orange T-shirt
-Tulip Fabric Spray Paint (in black)
-Pen
-Freezer Paper
-Craft knife and cutting mat
-Warm iron
-Newsprint paper


Make it:
1. Use the pen to sketch out jack-o-lantern features on a sheet of freezer paper.

2. Use the craft knife and cutting mat to cut out the features.

3. Iron the freezer paper stencil onto the front of the T-shirt. Insert a sheet of newsprint between the layers of the shirt to prevent the paint from bleeding through.

4. Mask the parts of the T-shirt that are still visible, and spray over the stencil with black paint.

5. Let the paint dry briefly, then peel up the stencil.

6. Let the paint dry completely, then try on the T-shirt and go find a pumpkin patch to haunt!

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WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, HERE ARE 10 COSTUMES TO MAKE WITH T-SHIRTS (including the JACK-O-LANTERN!)

#1 Jack-o-lantern. As shown above, that pumpkin patch classic. Black paint on an orange T-shirt. Optional: Accessorize with a green vine and leaves headband.

#2 Sunny day. Paint white clouds on a pastel blue T-shirt, or stick pillow stuffing on the T-shirt. Inspired by one of our readers, Emily A. (not to be confused with Emily P., our model for this post!), who used a variation of the Mohawk Mo' Rock hat (from Generation T: Beyond Fashion) as the headpiece. We used this more recent accessory. And hey, you can always use the costume to moonlight in Ben & Jerry land.

#3 Dominoes. A fun and very easy group costume (just leave the ears and tail at home so you don't get mistaken for a dalmatian) -- use black fabric paint or black permanent marker on a white T-shirt. And if you get tired at any point while wearing the costume, simply lie down adjacent or end-to-end with a matching number on  a friend's shirt!

#4 Strawberry. Paint yellow seeds on a red shirt, and use green T-shirt scraps to fashion a stem with leaves to sit a top your head. Go solo or meet up with friends to make blueberries, watermelon -- a whole fruit salad!

#5 Hippie. Tie-dye a T-shirt, then pair it with bell-bottom jeans, a headband, and any other . (Note: You have to schedule in additional drying time with this one.)
#6 Soup can. Start with a plain white T-shirt and use a black permanent marker, stencils, and red and yellow paint to embellish it. Then convince a pal to go as Andy Warhol!



#7 X-ray. A great way to show some skeleton on Halloween, use white paint on a black T-shirt (and the painted parts will show up gray.



#8 M&M candies. Paint white lowercase 'm's onto red, yellow, blue, green, orange, and/or brown T-shirts. Then really go the extra mile and wear white gloves and white sneakers. Gather up a group of friends for a whole handful of candies. Note: This approach also works for Skittles!'



#9 Napoleon Dynamite. Based on the indie hit, paint blue edges on a white T-shirt to mimic a ringer tee; paint or iron on letters to spell "Vote for Pedro." Top off with some wiry glasses and a curly wig.

#10 Ceiling fan. Heh. Number 1 fan of the ceiling. Get it? Get it? Use fabric markers or paints on a white T-shirt -- and plenty of props!


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Happy trick-or-treating everyone! Here's to last-minute costumes that are as easy as 1, 2, 3.